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DNAeXplain Archives – Introductory DNA

Today, another group from the DNAeXplained archives. This time, we’ll be looking at Introductory DNA. The various categories are:

Historical or Obsolete – these are items that were interesting at the time by aren’t really relevant today – except in a historical context. An example would be the announcement of the Genographic 2 project in July of 2012. You may wonder why I didn’t delete these. Looking back, these are somewhat like a genetic genealogy journal.

General Information – these are generally articles about DNA and genealogy. They don’t presume that you’re actually working with the results.

Basic Education – this may be basic genealogy or basic DNA fundamentals. These articles provide a foundation for working with your results. Think of it as pre-bootcamp.

Introductory DNA – these articles do presume you are working with your results. Bootcamp begins here.

Intermediate DNA – these are a little more difficult and you’ll probably need the basics and introductory understanding to be able to work at this level.

Advanced DNA – very few articles are advanced. In fact, I try very hard to avoid this, when possible. Mostly, these have to do with advanced autosomal techniques and research.

Examples – these are examples of using genealogy and DNA together seamlessly. My 52 Ancestors stories fall into this category. Think of these as story problems that include the answers!

Educational – educational opportunities such as classes, books and videos.

Entertainment – just for fun, like the Who Do You Think You Are series, some of these have no DNA content.

Project Administration – articles written for project administrators at Family Tree DNA. Project administrators, of course, will be interested in all of the rest.